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事实上，思想上 ，理论上 are also common. Actually, these patterns should be “在....上” or “从......上“， "上" is used to mean "aspect". For example, “（从）实际上说....... Read more

一个字/词的意义是有限的。 Read more

" 我有的帽子上我頭,我兩手在口袋裡呢."should be ”我头上戴着帽子，两只手在口袋里呢“。 The progressive aspect of action in Chinese is indicated by 在，正在，正，在.....呢， 正.....呢， or 呢。 t... Read more

or if i'm using 把 bǎ correctly (somebody correct me if i'm wrong，or confirm if i'm correct), 把手洗得干净 bǎ shǒu xǐdegānjìng wash hands clean. Read more

血 is xie3 when used as a single word, to just mean blood, or in colloquial pronunciations of words like 流血. 血 is xue4 in formal expressions, or reall... Read more

Thanks for this lesson.  My son played hockey from the time he was 5 years old until about 12 years old.  Then he realized he was never goin... Read more

Good job CPOD! Now we really can 洗手xǐshǒu wash hands or better yet,  洗得干净的手 xǐdegānjìng de shǒu wash hands clean. Read more

I hope this is not an unwise thing to say, but I always wonder what it is exactly that mainland Chinese are taught about Taiwan. It seems to me a ver... Read more

Hi cinnamonfern, The last three are all a somewhat colloquial way of saying you went through or did some process - note 一场大病 a period of big sickne... Read more

I'm so happy that you "sense a bit of romance in the dialogue". I love it when someone calls me when it 下雪了 where they are. Read more